Gasoline-supplying-attachment



Mach 4 192%.

' J. 5. JONES ET AL GASOLINE SUPPLYING ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledOct. 13

March, 14 1924. I T 1,485,723

J. S. JONES ET AL GASOLINE SUPPLYING ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 13, 1922 Y 2Sheets-Sheet 2 a Q R Patented Mar. 42, 1924.

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JAJIIES S. JONES AND EDWIN A. SCOTT, OF BEGGS, OKLAHOMA.

- GASOLINE-SUTPLYING- ATTACHMENT.

Application filed October 13, 1922. Serial No. 594,263.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES S. J ONES and EDWIN A. Soo'r'r, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Beggs, in the county of Okmulgee, Stateof Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Gasoline-SupplyingAttachment, of which the following is a specification.

It is a well known fact that when a motor propelled vehicle, providedwith an ordinary gravity feed for the carbureter, ascends a steep hill,the supply of fuel for the carbureter often fails. The foregoing beingunderstood, this invention aims to provide novel means whereby fuel willbe delivered to the carbureter no matter how steep be the ascent, novelmeans being provided for segregating from the fuel, any water which maybe therein.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in longitudinal section, adevice constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is alongitudinal section of the auxiliary tank and attendant parts; Figure 3is a cross section on the line 33 of Figure 2.

In the drawings, there is shown a portion of a motor propelled vehicleincluding a dash board 1, a hood 2, a carbureter 3, a main fuel tank 4.and'a chassis bar 5.

In carrying out the invention, an auxiliary tank 6 is located in advanceof the carbureter ,3 and is held by yokes 7 and securing elements 8, orin any other suitable way, upon the chassis bar 5. The auxiliary tank 6has a downwardly and forwardly inclined bottom 9, defining a waterpocket 10 at the forward end of the tank. Water may be drawn off fromthe pocket 10 through a drain cook 11 carried by the bottom of the tank.A bafie plate 12 extends across the auxiliary tank 6 from side to sideand extends forwardly from the rear wall of the tank, a water pocket 14existing, at the rear end of the tank, below the baffle plate 12. A fuelsupply conduit 15 leads forwardly from the main tank a and enters therear end of the auxiliary tank 6. The fuel supply conduit 15 has anupwardly inclined end located closely adjacent to the top of theauxiliary tank 6. A delivery conduit 17 is provided, one end of thedelivery conduit entering the rear end of the auxiliary tank 6 at apoint immediately above the baffle plate 12. The other end of thedelivery conduit 17 is connected to the carbureter 3. The numeral 18marks a vent pipe entering the rear end of the auxiliary tank 6 andextended forwardly below the top of the auxiliary tank. A clip 19 may beused to secure the end 16 of the pipe 15, and the vent pipe 18, to theupper wall of the tank 6. The vent pipe 18 may be arranged in anydesired way. If preferred, it may be extended upwardly beneath the hood2, in front of the dash board 1.

In practical operation, fuel proceeding from the tank 4 traverses thesupply conduit 15 and flows into the auxiliary tank 6, through the end16 of the conduit 15. The fuel, having been deposited in the auxiliarytank 6, finds its way to the carbureter 3, by way of the deliveryconduit 17. Any water in the fuel will gravitate to the inclined bot tom9, and following the bottom 9 will collect in the pocket 10. The watermay be drawn 0E from the pocket 10 through the drain cook 11. When thevehicle ascends a steep grade, the fuel in the tank 6 will flowbackwardly through the conduit 17 to the carbureter as freely as thoughthe vehicle were traveling upon the level. When the vehicle is ascendinga steep grade, water which may have accumulated in the pocket 10 willflow rearwardly, and be caught in the pocket 14 existing beneath thebaffle plate 12. Thus, when the vehicle is going upgrade, the water inthe fuel cannot find itsway into the delivery conduit 17 and thence, tothe carbureter 3. The necessary vent is provided through the pipe 18,and, since this pipe is located adjacent the top of the auxiliary tank6, an adequate air inlet will always be provided.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a main fueltank; a carbureter; an auxiliary fuel tank located in advance of thecarburetor and having a downwardly and forwardly inclined *b'ottomdefining a water pocket at the forward end of the auxiliary tank, meansfor draining the pocket, a supply conduit leading from themain tank tothe auxiliary tank; and a delivery conduit leading from the auxiliarytank to the carbu'reter.

2. In a device ofthe class described, a main fuel tank; a carbureter; anauxiliary fuel tank located in advance of the carbureter and provided atits rear end With a hafiie defining a Water pocket; a supply conduitleading from the main tank to the auxiliary tank; and a delivery conduitleading from the auxiliary tank to thecarbureter, the delivery conduitcommunicating With the auxiliary tank "above the baffle.

3. In "deviceof the class described, a niain fuel tank; a carbureter; anauxiliary fuel tank located in advance of the carbureter and having adownwardly and -forwardly inclined bottom defining a Water pocket at theforward end of the auxiliary tank; means for draining the pocket; abattle mounted in the rear end of the auxiliary tank and defining apocket for the collection of Water; a supply conduit leading from themain tank to the auxiliary tank; and a delivery tank leading from theauxiliary tank to the can bureter, the delivery conduit communicatingWith the auxiliary tank at a point'above the bafie.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We have heretoafi'ixe'd our signatures in the'presence of two Witnesses.

EDWIN A. SCOTT. JAMES S. JONES Witnesses:

J. W. VERNON, PAUL 0. Jones.

